World Cup T20 2009: A Quick Recap

image Winner: Pakistan

Runners up: Sri Lanka

Player of the tournament: TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka)

Top 5 Batsmen

Batsman Team Matches Runs 6’s 50’s SR Highest
Tillakaratne Dilshan SL 7 317 3 3 144.74 96*
Jacques Kallis SA 5 238 4 2 126.59 64
Chris Gayle WI 5 193 8 2 134.02 88
Kamran Akmal PAK 7 188 7 1 125.33 57
AB de Villiers SA 6 186 6 2 155.00 79*

Top 5 Bowlers

Bowler Team Mat Overs Mdns Wkts Best Ave Econ 4+
Umar Gul PAK 7 24.3 0 13 5/6 12.15 6.44 1
BAW Mendis SL 7 26.0 0 12 3/9 11.91 5.50 0
Saeed Ajmal PAK 7 28.0 0 12 4/19 13.58 5.82 1
SL Malinga SL 7 25.2 0 12 3/17 15.08 7.14 0
Shahid Afridi PAK 7 28.0 0 11 4/11 13.54 5.32 1

Highest Individual Score

Player Team Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Against
Tillakaratne Dilshan SL 96* 57 12 2 168.42 WI
Chris Gayle WI 88 50 6 6 176.00 AUS
Sanath Jayasuriya SL 81 47 10 3 172.34 WI
AB de Villiers SA 79* 34 5 6 232.35 SCO
Mahela Jayawardena SL 78 53 9 1 147.16 IRE

Maximum Sixes

Player Team 6s 4s Mat Inns
Yuvraj Singh IND 9 10 5 5
CH Gayle WI 8 21 5 5
Kamran Akmal PAK 7 15 7 7
DJ Bravo WI 6 12 6 5
AB de Villiers SA 6 16 6 6

Maximum Catches

Player Team Catches Matches
ADS Fletcher WI 6 5
AB de Villiers SA 5 6
BB McCullum NZ 4 5
LJ Wright ENG 4 5
Yuvraj Singh IND 4 5

Highest Partnership

Partners Runs Wkt Team Against
CH Gayle, ADS Fletcher 133 1st West Indies Australia
TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya 124 1st Sri Lanka West Indies
RS Bopara, LJ Wright 102 1st England Netherlands
GC Smith, JH Kallis 87 1st South Africa Scotland
TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya 81 1st Sri Lanka Pakistan

Highest Team Score

Team Score Overs RR Inns Against
South Africa 211/5 20.0 10.55 1 Scotland
New Zealand 198/5 20.0 9.90 1 Ireland
Sri Lanka 192/5 20.0 9.60 1 West Indies
England 185/5 20.0 9.25 1 Pakistan
South Africa 183/7 20.0 9.15 1 West Indies